Asian Dispatch is proud to announce that it is one of the four awardees of Internews’ Earth Journalism Network’s Biodiversity Media Initiative grant. Through this, our platform will strengthen our coverage of biodiversity topics and cross-border investigation, while also empowering journalists across the world through specialised media literacy curriculum on the same.
The grant, which was launched in 2016, is a part of a larger vision by Earth Journalism Network to inform the public and create demand for the change that’s so urgently needed. This is the third edition of the programme and are generally awarded to strengthen and diversify media coverage in countries where biodiversity loss is occurring at an alarming rate.
Asian Dispatch was among 154 eligible applicants from around the world. Among the grantees is Macaranga, an environment-focussed newsroom in Malaysia, which is also an Asian Dispatch member. Congratulations to Macaranga!
“The judging panels for both media grants and story grants were on the lookout for innovative approaches and well-articulated pathways to lasting impacts,” said Mike Shanahan, program manager for the BMI project. “The many high-quality proposals that EJN received shows that there is no shortage of great ideas for improving coverage of biodiversity loss and conservation.”
Click here to find out more about the Earth Journalism Network and the grant.